We are pleased to bring to you the 10th edition of the Annual Banking & Payments Law Seminar – a yearly appointment for local leading lawyers and officers who work at the forefront of banking, finance and payments law issues.
Organised in collaboration with the Malta Bankers’ Association, the seminar provides an opportunity for participants to discuss salient updates to their practice and share insights into certain issues of relevance.
This event has been accredited with 2.25 core, and 0.75 professional development CPE hours.
13:30
Coffee & registration
14:00
Welcome & opening address
Conrad Portanier (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Kenneth Farrugia (Chairperson, Malta Bankers’ Association)
14:15
The AI Act: Challenges and opportunities for financial services providers
Paul Micallef Grimaud (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
James Debono (Senior Associate, Ganado Advocates)
14:45
Keynote address
At the crossroads of innovation: Which direction are banking and payments going?
James H. Freis Jr. (Founder, Market Integrity Solutions, LLC, Washington, DC, USA)
15:30
Question time
15:45
Coffee break
16:15
Breakout sessions
Banks
CRDVI: A focus on EU-specific reforms
Presentation by:
Roberta Carabott (Associate, Ganado Advocates)
Panel discussion moderated by:
Conrad Portanier (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Panellists:
Catherine Formosa (Of Counsel, Ganado Advocates)
Anabel Armeni Cauchi (Deputy Head, Banking Supervision, MFSA)
Laragh Cassar (Independent Director)
Payment Institutions in collaboration with FIMA
The FI Rulebook: The experience so far
Presentation by:
Leonard Bonello (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Panel discussion moderated by:
Fiorentina D’Amore (Chairperson, FIMA)
Panellists:
Paul Falzon (Senior Regulatory Advisor, Ganado Advocates)
Stefan Berry (General Counsel, FIMA)
Samantha Cuyle (Manager, Fintech Supervision, MFSA
17:30
